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MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE: 'It's Hard For Me To Visualize Myself Being 65 Playing 'Bleed''

By David E. Gehlke The demanding, physical style of MESHUGGAH's groundbreaking, oft-copied style of polyrhythmic metal has taken its toll. Lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal sat out most of the tour dates in support of 2016's "The Violent Sleep Of Reason" and only recently returned to the band. Rhyth...

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LIONS AT THE GATE/Ex-ILL NIÑO Singer CRISTIAN MACHADO On Hearing METALLICA For First Time: 'I Was Attracted To It Immediately'

In a recent interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", former ILL NIÑO and current LIONS AT THE GATE singer Cristian Machado was asked about his introduction to the music of METALLICA. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "My introduction...

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DISTURBED's Already 'Completed' New Album Is 'Coming Soon', Says DAVID DRAIMAN

DISTURBED singer David Draiman has confirmed that his band has completed recording a new album. Earlier today, Draiman took to his Instagram to share a selfie, and he included the following caption: "The face you make after listening to the new, completed @disturbed album #comingsoon". Draiman's co...

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MOTOR SISTER Feat. ANTHRAX, FATES WARNING, Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Members: New Single 'Right There, Just Like That' Available

Rock supergroup MOTOR SISTER — featuring Jim Wilson (MOTHER SUPERIOR),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Pearl Aday (Scott's wife and daughter of late actor/musician Meat Loaf),Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) and John Tempesta (THE CULT) — will release its new album, "Get Off", on May 6 via Metal Blade...

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DISTURBED Has Apparently Finished Recording A New Album

DISTURBED has apparently completed recording its new album. Earlier today, the band's singer, David Draiman, took to his Instagram to share a photo of a whiteboard — which appeared to have been taken in a recording studio — charting DISTURBED's progress with recording. On the board, 10 songs are lis...

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JOE SATRIANI Recalls Giving Guitar Lessons To METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'He Was Such A Motivated Young Student'

In a new interview with Kylie Olsson's YouTube show "Life In Six Strings", Joe Satriani, who was a guitar teacher before he found fame with his 1987 album "Surfing With The Alien", spoke about what it was like giving lessons to one of his more famous students, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett. He said (as t...

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GRAMMY AWARDS Producer Apologizes For 'In Memoriam' Snubs

A producer of this year's Grammy Awards has apologized for the exclusion of a number of notable names from the televised portion of the ceremony's "In Memoriam" segment. After the 2022 Grammy Awards were broadcast on Sunday, April 3 live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, many hard...

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METALLICA: CLIFF BURTON Museum To Open In Sweden Next Month

A Cliff Burton Museum will launch next month in the municipality of Ljungby in Sweden. The METALLICA bassist's life was tragically cut short in a tour bus crash on September 27, 1986 12 miles north of Ljungby. He was just 24. In September 2006, a memorial stone dedicated to Burton at the Gyllene Ras...

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Here's 'A Small Taste' Of STRYPER's Upcoming Studio Album

Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER has shared a snippet of a song that will appear on the band's next album. The 58-year-old guitarist/vocalist, who recently underwent surgery for a re-detached retina, took to his Instagram on Tuesday (April 5) to post a 42-second video from the studi...

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TAYLOR HAWKINS Gets Extended Tribute, JOEY JORDISON Is Excluded From GRAMMY AWARDS' 'In Memoriam' Segment

FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away at 50 a little over a week ago, was honored during the televised portion of the Grammy Awards ceremony's "In Memoriam" segment. "This was the moment in the show when I was supposed to be introducing the FOO FIGHTERS," host Trevor Noah announced be...

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EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: How I First Met KIRK HAMMETT

In a recent interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt was asked how he first met original EXODUS guitarist Kirk Hammett, who has been a member of METALLICA for the past 39 years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH....

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA's BEN BRUCE Wants To Start A Food Truck Business Called 'Sex, Drugs And Sausage Rolls'

ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist and co-founder Ben Bruce recently appeared on "Side Jams With Bryan Reesman" to discuss his newfound love for cooking and embracing fatherhood. Beyond enjoying cooking all kinds of meat, he revealed that he had a dream of having a food truck, but that it probably wouldn't...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Records Cover Of ELVIS PRESLEY's 'Heartbreak Hotel'

It was back in 1974 when AC/DC, then fronted by Dave Evans, performed its own interpretation of "Heartbreak Hotel", a classic hit song by Elvis Presley, which got a special mention in the newspaper review of AC/DC's performance at the Sydney Opera House and became such a success at every concert. An...

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ACCEPT's MARK TORNILLO: How I Got Involved With GOTHAM Covers Band

ACCEPT singer Mark Tornillo spoke to the "Nothing Shocking" podcast about GOTHAM, his cover band with Scott Metaxas (PROPHET) on bass, Paul Crook (MEAT LOAF, ANTHRAX) on guitar, and Craig Scoppa on drums. Regarding how he got involved with the project, Mark said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...

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MOTOR SISTER Feat. ANTHRAX, FATES WARNING, Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Members: 'Get Off' Album Due In May

Rock supergroup MOTOR SISTER — featuring Jim Wilson (MOTHER SUPERIOR),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Pearl Aday (Scott's wife and daughter of late actor/musician Meat Loaf),Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) and John Tempesta (THE CULT) — will release its new album, "Get Off", on May 6 via Metal Blade...